Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick faces an ever-narrowing path back to the NFL, despite how there are multiple teams that have faced desperate quarterback situations, a columnist says. Writing for Forbes, Mike Reimer called out the league over what he saw as hypocrisy in its treatment of the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. He noted that the Monday […]

The Cincinnati Bengals may have an opening at quarterback after a season-ending injury for Joe Burrow, and many seem to think that Colin Kaepernick would be a good candidate. On Sunday, the rookie quarterback suffered what is feared to be a torn ACL, which would keep him out for the remainder of the 2020 season […]

A Nike jersey that commemorates four years since former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick famously “took a knee” during the national anthem sold out within minutes of going live, Yahoo Sports reported. On August 14, 2016, Kaepernick, at the time with the San Francisco 49ers, changed football history, although it garnered little notice at the time. […]

Colin Kaepernick is speaking out against the NFL’s focus on social justice during opening weekend, saying the league is not being sincere about its commitment to supporting change while still keeping one of the leaders of the movement from playing. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback took to Twitter to claim that the NFL is […]

Colin Kaepernick reportedly still isn’t getting any calls from NFL teams looking to add another quarterback to their roster. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported on Monday that the quarterback’s people have received no real inquiries into his availability, despite claims earlier in the summer that several organizations were going to be reaching out. […]

On Wednesday, all NBA playoff games were postponed as players decided not to play in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Brewers joined the strike in choosing not to play, with other teams later joining in. The Detroit Lions canceled practice as well as a show of […]

The National Basketball League officially returned to action last night and included a matchup between Los Angeles rivals the Lakers and the Clippers. After every single player from both teams, along with the game’s officiating crew, took a knee during the national anthem, Lakers star LeBron James said he hopes they made Colin Kaepernick proud, […]

In an interview with Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy published on Friday, President Donald Trump said that those protesting inequality should “run for office” instead of kneeling during the national anthem, The Hill reported. Kneeling during the anthem was first popularized by then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick adopted the practice in 2016 as […]

Colin Kaepernick deserves an apology from the NFL for the way they’ve treated him over the years, Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett told Cleveland.com. The player also stated his belief that the National Football League should “lead” when it comes to social justice movements. “I feel like they should have a bigger voice,” Garrett said. […]

Signing Colin Kaepernick will absolutely be worth a team’s time, according to his former head coach Jim Harbaugh. Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk wrote an article on Friday quoting the current Michigan Wolverines coach after he appeared on ESPN. During his appearance, Harbaugh said he understood there are going to be some coaches […]

Colin Kaepernick would be the perfect candidate for a backup quarterback spot on the Kansas City Chiefs, according to Sports Illustrated‘s Mark Van Sickle. The analyst wrote an article on Saturday laying out his case for why the former San Francisco 49ers starter would be a fit behind Patrick Mahomes. Van Sickle said that Chiefs […]

Colin Kaepernick may not have a job in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean he’s not pursuing other opportunities. Deadline reported that Kaepernick has teamed up with Ava DuVernay for a limited series focusing on the former NFL quarterback’s years in high school. The series will be six episodes and will be called Colin in […]

If Colin Kaepernick is really getting the kind of interest previous reports claimed he is, the teams who have been thinking about signing him reportedly haven’t reached out to any of his people. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported on Friday that his sources told him that no team has offered the former San […]

Colin Kaepernick is reportedly drawing interest from several NFL teams, per CBS Sports. During an appearance on the NFL Network, NFL insider Michael Silver said there at least one coach who is said to be “very interested” in signing the quarterback for the 2020 season. Kaepernick hasn’t stepped on an NFL field in three seasons. […]

Arizona Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake is the second member of the team to come forward and say he’ll be kneeling during the national anthem this season. Chris Cwik of Yahoo Sports reported on Friday that Drake joins the team’s quarterback, Kyler Murray, in pledging to go through with a form of protest that was […]

President Donald Trump spoke about Colin Kaepernick’s possible second chance with the NFL today during an interview, and he appeared to do an about-face after recently being outspoken against professional players kneeling in protest. Journalist Scott Thuman, chief political correspondent for Sinclair and Full Measure, tweeted an excerpt from his interview with the president earlier […]

Days after acknowledging that the NFL may have mishandled its response to Colin Kaepernick and other players kneeling during the national anthem, the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, said he is all for the idea of teams signing the free-agent quarterback to a contract. As quoted by Bleacher Report, Goodell appeared on ESPN’s The Return of […]

Baker Mayfield plans to kneel during the National Anthem this season, and if he loses fan support because of it, he’s fine with that, according to a comment he made on an Instagram post on Saturday. Bleacher Report posted the comments on Twitter. Mayfield also said he thought people who were angry about his comments, […]

Due to the ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of now-former Minneapolis police officers, rumors have again started to swirl around free agent Colin Kaepernick and a possible return to the NFL for the first time in over three years. As recently cited, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll […]

Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III weighed in on the NFL’s Black Lives Matter statement on Wednesday with a tweet saying that the NFL owes Colin Kaepernick an apology and that Kaepernick should be playing for the New England Patriots. The tweet garnered over 78,000 likes, more than 12,600 retweets, and over 18,000 comments. The NFL […]

Los Angeles Chargers running back Justin Jackson is starting to wonder whether NFL players will need to stage Colin Kaepernick-style protests this fall. While several players came forward in the last week promising they will be taking a knee during the anthem this season, Jackson wondered not only if those demonstrations are needed but also […]

Colin Kaepernick is owed an apology by the NFL, according to Eagles defensive back Malcolm Jenkins. Jenkins talked about the need for an apology during a Tuesday appearance on CBS This Morning, adding it was the only way the NFL can “get it right,” according to ESPN’s Tim McManus. “I still don’t think [the NFL […]

Despite the fact that he remains unsigned after three seasons away from the NFL, Colin Kaepernick is reportedly training hard and doing so as if he was preparing to play for one of the league’s 32 teams in the 2020 season. Citing unnamed sources, TMZ Sports wrote that Kaepernick is training on a daily basis, […]

Despite the NFL’s videotaped acknowledgment that they were wrong to try and stop Colin Kaepernick’s protesting of police brutality, its recent message rings hollow, according to one analyst. SI‘s Tucker Franklin wrote on Saturday that despite Roger Goodell’s taped apology, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is still blackballed and still without a job. Franklin […]

Black Lives Matter protests have continued around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis Police Department officers last week. Several notable professional athletes have joined celebrities, entertainers, and politicians in using their public platforms to further the cause. On Saturday, NFL legend Terrell Owens joined protesters on the […]

Former Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell reportedly called out Major League Baseball for how long it took the league to make a comment about the protests that have broken out all over the country. According to an article on Wednesday from Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, Maxwell laid out why he’s both disappointed […]

LeBron James is taking Drew Brees to task. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar tweeted his reaction to Brees’ response to a question about Colin Kaepernick’s silent gesture of kneeling during the National Anthem. “Is it still surprising at this point. Sure isn’t! You literally still don’t understand why Kap was kneeling on one knee??” James […]

Colin Kaepernick is offering financial assistance to protesters in Minneapolis who have been arrested and need legal representation, joining a number of others offering support to those calling for justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who sparked a national movement among athletes protesting police brutality against people […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Instagram on Tuesday to share his thoughts on the death of George Floyd, who passed away on Monday night as a result of a police officer kneeling on his neck for several minutes during a botched arrest. In his post, the four-time NBA MVP decried the incident […]

After initially being listed as a “retired” player when the NFL redesigned its website earlier this week, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is now correctly designated as an unrestricted free agent. As reported by Fox News on Saturday, the NFL appeared to have made the changes shortly after Kaepernick’s girlfriend, Nessa Diab, took […]

Super Bowl LIV featured the Kansas City Chiefs coming back from a 10-point deficit to win their first title in 50 years. That was thrilling enough to most spectators, but not everyone was enthralled by the on-field action. A video went viral on Twitter that showed a man in the crowd fast asleep during the […]

Last night, Super Bowl LIV saw the San Francisco 49ers lose to the Kansas City Chiefs. Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce made headlines when they decided to remain seated during Demi Lovato singing the national anthem. Now, Colin Kaepernick has responded, in a manner of speaking, to the gesture made by the rap mogul. The […]

Supporters of Colin Kaepernick are taking to social media to call on singer Harry Styles to reconsider his Super Bowl performance. On Thursday, Pepsi announced that the British singer will be headlining its Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl party, which takes place on the Friday before the big game. The event is one of many […]

While on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures,Donald Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed former NFL player Colin Kaepernick and New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over their criticisms of the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, Newsweek reports. “Yeah, he’s a loser on and off the field,” Graham said to host Maria Bartiromo of Kaepernick, […]

Colin Kaepernick is no stranger to controversy, and the former NFL quarterback remained true to form after issuing two tweets that sparked immediate backlash after claiming that the United States was acting in an imperialist manner by issuing a missile strike attack in the Middle East. His statements appeared to be in response to President […]

A California Republican who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, played NFL football, and who’s currently running for U.S. Congress held nothing back on his opinion of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a recent fundraising email, in which he slammed Kaepernick as a “national disgrace.” According to Fox News, Jeremy Staat made it abundantly […]

Colin Kaepernick’s path back to the NFL looks exceedingly steep at the moment, but that could soon change if the Chicago Bears keep struggling behind Mitch Trubisky. Kaepernick still has yet to see any significant interest in the weeks since his public workout, where scouts praised him for his still-strong arm and accuracy on deep […]

Colin Kaepernick received some good marks for his recent NFL workout, with many scouts praising his strong arm and good accuracy on long balls, but the performance reportedly wasn’t enough to move the needle on the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback actually making it back into the league. As ESPN reported, Kaepernick hasn’t gotten any […]

In the wake of what turned into a confusing media circus around what was scheduled to be an NFL-sponsored private workout for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, his attorney claims that two teams were in the process of giving the former player a serious look. According to Fox News, Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, […]

Colin Kaepernick’s weekend workout was decried as a “debacle,” but the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback could still find his way onto an NFL roster by the end of the season. Kaepernick abruptly pulled out of a league-planned workout for Saturday after his camp said the NFL would not authorize them allowing media to tape […]

The Chicago Bears appear to have changed their mind on Colin Kaepernick’s comeback bid. After the NFL announced that the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback would be holding a public workout over the weekend, reports indicated that the Bears were among the more than two dozen teams that would have a scout in attendance. Subpar […]

Colin Kaepernick’s agent is apparently not too optimistic about the quarterback’s chances of returning to the NFL after this weekend’s public workout. The league had hastily organized a workout for the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, but Kaepernick backed out of the event and held his own workout when the league would not allow it […]

Bill Cowher blasted Colin Kaepernick on Sunday, saying that the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is not earnest in his bid to come back to the NFL but instead likes the attention that being in the spotlight gives him. The legendary NFL coach discussed Kaepernick’s public workout during a segment on The NFL Today, saying […]

Colin Kaepernick’s road back to the NFL could go through New England. As the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback mounted his comeback bid with a public workout on Saturday, there is some speculation that the Patriots may take a chance on him in an effort to bolster the depth behind Tom Brady. As the Fansided […]

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has discovered a growing wave of support for his possible return to the National Football League, can depend on legendary New England Patriot’s quarterback Tom Brady. According to CBS Boston, Brady weighed in Thursday on Kaepernick’s upcoming opportunity to show NFL teams that he’s ready to play […]

Former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick will have a potential shot at landing a job on Saturday during an NFL-sponsored workout, but an ESPN personality said on Wednesday that the free agent “needs to shut up” if he’s serious about joining a team. According to Sporting News, the NFL will be hosting a combine-style private […]

As reported on Tuesday by The Inquisitr, the NFL has announced that it will hold a private workout for free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The 32-year-old signal-caller has not played since the 2016 season, with many pointing to the fallout from his national anthem protests as the reason why he has seemingly been blackballed from the […]

The National Football League announced on Tuesday that it will hold a private workout for former quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was last seen in uniform for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2016 season after drawing a mix of national criticism and praise for his efforts in leading a protest of the national anthem over […]

Singer Pink opened up about her decision to turn down an offer to perform the halftime show at the 2020 Super Bowl. The star – whose name is often stylized as P!nk – got candid about the huge show, confirming that she was offered the slot to perform in front of billions of people watching […]

The 2019 NFL season has been plagued by injuries, with the majority of them affecting starting quarterbacks. Drew Brees is on the sideline; Ben Roethlisberger is out for the season; and Cam Newton has been gone for weeks. Despite the fact that numerous backups have been showing their stuff on the field, Colin Kaepernick is […]